Neural Organization

Author : Michael A. Arbib
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262011594
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Neural Organization written by Michael A. Arbib and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Neural Organization, Arbib, Erdi, and Szentagothai integrate structural, functional, and dynamical approaches to the interaction of brain models and neurobiologcal experiments. Both structure-based "bottom-up" and function- based "top-down" models offer coherent concepts by which to evaluate the experimental data. The goal of this book is to point out the advantages of a multidisciplinary, multistrategied approach to the brain.Part I of Neural Organization provides a detailed introduction to each of the three areas of structure, function, and dynamics. Structure refers to the anatomical aspects of the brain and the relations between different brain regions. Function refers to skills and behaviors, which are explained by means of functional schemas and biologically based neural networks. Dynamics refers to the use of a mathematical framework to analyze the temporal change of neural activities and synaptic connectivities that underlie brain development and plasticity--in terms of both detailed single-cell models and large-scale network models.In part II, the authors show how their systematic approach can be used to analyze specific parts of the nervous system--the olfactory system, hippocampus, thalamus, cerebral cortex, cerebellum, and basal ganglia--as well as to integrate data from the study of brain regions, functional models, and the dynamics of neural networks. In conclusion, they offer a plan for the use of their methods in the development of cognitive neuroscience."

Author : Ryoichiro Kageyama
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 4431544968
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cortical Development written by Ryoichiro Kageyama and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-09-30 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reviews recent progress in cortical development research, focusing on the mechanisms of neural stem cell regulation, neuronal diversity and connectivity formation, and neocortical organization. Development of the cerebral cortex, the center for higher brain functions such as cognition, memory, and decision making, is one of the major targets of current research. The cerebral cortex is divided into many areas, including motor, sensory, and visual cortices, each of which consists of six layers containing a variety of neurons with different activities and connections. As this book explains, such diversity in neuronal types and connections is generated at various levels. First, neural stem cells change their competency over time, giving sequential rise to distinct types of neurons and glial cells: initially deep layer neurons, then superficial layer neurons, and lastly astrocytes. The activities and connections of neurons are further modulated via interactions with other brain regions, such as the thalamocortical circuit, and via input from the environment. This book on cortical development is essential reading for students, postdocs, and neurobiologists.

Author : Caicai Zhang
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889768988
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Relationship of Language and Music, Ten Years After: Neural Organization, Cross-domain Transfer and Evolutionary Origins written by Caicai Zhang and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-09-03 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gordon M. Shepherd
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019515956X
Total Pages : 736 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Synaptic Organization of the Brain written by Gordon M. Shepherd and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a thorough revision of the standard text on local circuits in the different regions of the brain. In this fifth edition, the results of the mouse and human genome projects are incorporated for the first time. Also for the first time, the reader is oriented to supporting neuroscience databases. Among the new advances covered are 2-photon confocal laser microscopy of dendrites and dendritic spines, biochemical analyses, and dual patch and multielectrode recordings, applied together with an increasing range of behavioral and gene-targeting methods.

Author : Marc Jeannerod
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Neural and Behavioural Organization of Goal-directed Movements written by Marc Jeannerod and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1990 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Goal-directed movement is central to the relationship between brain and behavior in humans and other animals. This book presents a detailed investigation of the topic, one that integrates psychology and physiology. The author's account is based on a large body of experimental data from human and animal work, with particular emphasis on clinical cases. It probes such questions as: Are complex movements organized on the same mode as simple ones? How rigidly organized are coordinated actions like orienting or grasping? Where do visual feedback signals arise? The author's work takes into account the growing acceptance of the idea that movements are not directly dependent upon sensory events, but that they are governed by internal representations which are built according to specific, experimentally accessible rules.

Author : D.O. Hebb
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1135631905
Total Pages : 518 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Organization of Behavior written by D.O. Hebb and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2005-04-11 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its publication in 1949, D.O. Hebb's, The Organization of Behavior has been one of the most influential books in the fields of psychology and neuroscience. However, the original edition has been unavailable since 1966, ensuring that Hebb's comment that a classic normally means "cited but not read" is true in his case. This new edition rectifies a long-standing problem for behavioral neuroscientists--the inability to obtain one of the most cited publications in the field. The Organization of Behavior played a significant part in stimulating the investigation of the neural foundations of behavior and continues to be inspiring because it provides a general framework for relating behavior to synaptic organization through the dynamics of neural networks. D.O. Hebb was also the first to examine the mechanisms by which environment and experience can influence brain structure and function, and his ideas formed the basis for work on enriched environments as stimulants for behavioral development. References to Hebb, the Hebbian cell assembly, the Hebb synapse, and the Hebb rule increase each year. These forceful ideas of 1949 are now applied in engineering, robotics, and computer science, as well as neurophysiology, neuroscience, and psychology--a tribute to Hebb's foresight in developing a foundational neuropsychological theory of the organization of behavior.

Author : Ruth Kimchi
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1135647240
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Perceptual Organization in Vision written by Ruth Kimchi and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2003-09-12 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of ideas emanating from behavioural, developmental, neurophysiological, neuropsychological and computational approaches to the problem of visual perceptual organization. It is based on papers presented at the 31st Carnegie Symposium on Cognition, held in June 2000.

Author : János Szentágothai
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Conceptual Models of Neural Organization written by János Szentágothai and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Michael Fortescue
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1441111433
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Neural Network Model of Lexical Organisation written by Michael Fortescue and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2009-09-10 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging study of the mental lexicon: the way in which the form and meaning of words is stored by speakers of specific languages.

Author : Gerald M. Edelman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Neural Darwinism written by Gerald M. Edelman and published by . This book was released on 1987-12-06 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the nation's leading neuroscientists presents a radically new view of the function of the brain and the nervous system. Its central idea is that the nervous system in each individual operates as a selective system resembling natural selection in evolution, but operating by different mechanisms. This far-ranging theory of brain functions is bound to stimulate renewed discussion of such philosophical issues as the mind-body problem, the origins of knowledge and the perceptual bases of language. Notes and Index.